Choice of the Petal Throne Demo

Some fantasy worlds are older and more complex than others, which means that they require extensive reading and research in order to have a good understanding of what’s going on. This is true for many RPGs out there, but most developers usually strive to make the experience as approachable as possible even for newcomers, so it’s not always a requirement to know an awful lot about the world you venture into.

Choice of the Petal Throne is a text-based adventure game in which you get to steer the story in the desired direction and use your abilities to win a war. Your choices affect the course of the plot, so it’s important to pay attention to every decision in order to make sure that your character evolves as you desire, although sometimes the results are the same regardless of what you choose to do.

To begin with, the story starts with the main character’s childhood, and you get to pick a deity to worship, as well as hone your preferred skills as the character gets older. You cannot change most of the things you decide on in this phase, so a big part of the game is pretty much set in stone from the beginning. However, the ending depends on the choices you make along the way, so there’s plenty to play for.

In case you are not familiar with the name, the game is based on a very old fantasy universe, and unfortunately the writer expects you to be up to speed with many things in order to make heads or tails of the game at hand. You can obviously do some research beforehand in order to get a better grip on the story, but then again the experience is a bit too short to feel like all that work is worth the effort.

Besides trying to win the big war between the factions, you can also make your character pursue a love interest, and you are pretty much free to pick any route you wish, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. Thus, multiple playthroughs are a must if you want to experience everything the game has to offer, and the relatively short story makes this fairly easy to achieve.

Choice of the Petal Throne is definitely not everyone’s cup of tea, especially since it doesn’t like explaining things to players when it comes to the background story and the characters. However, it can be a very fun experience if you are familiar with the universe in question.